Pedro o Sueco 🇵🇹 🇸🇪
@pedroisarv.bsky.social
Retired in Portugal from Swedish development aid. Agriculture, Food Security, Environment and Climate Change, Humanitarian Aid. Alergic to exploitation, colonialism, hypocrisy and lack of respect for International Humanitarian Law.
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Trump’s reference to a reporter as “insubordinate” is all you need to know about his view of the right to a free press.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Trump’s reference to a reporter as “insubordinate” is all you need to know about his view of the right to a free press.
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Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tracy Chapman
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November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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💡Energy infrastructure sustains communities worldwide: from power plants to water stations & pumps, crucial systems keep our lights on and are crucial to providing healthcare services, among others.
Under IHL, critical infrastructure must be protected.
Even wars have limits.
Under IHL, critical infrastructure must be protected.
Even wars have limits.
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
💡Energy infrastructure sustains communities worldwide: from power plants to water stations & pumps, crucial systems keep our lights on and are crucial to providing healthcare services, among others.
Under IHL, critical infrastructure must be protected.
Even wars have limits.
Under IHL, critical infrastructure must be protected.
Even wars have limits.
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Sieges can't target civilians.
💧 Destroying food, water, or essential services that cause starvation is prohibited.
🚫 Starvation is not a weapon.
🤝 Aid must pass freely.
🏃 Civilians must be allowed to leave
Even wars have limits.
💧 Destroying food, water, or essential services that cause starvation is prohibited.
🚫 Starvation is not a weapon.
🤝 Aid must pass freely.
🏃 Civilians must be allowed to leave
Even wars have limits.
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sieges can't target civilians.
💧 Destroying food, water, or essential services that cause starvation is prohibited.
🚫 Starvation is not a weapon.
🤝 Aid must pass freely.
🏃 Civilians must be allowed to leave
Even wars have limits.
💧 Destroying food, water, or essential services that cause starvation is prohibited.
🚫 Starvation is not a weapon.
🤝 Aid must pass freely.
🏃 Civilians must be allowed to leave
Even wars have limits.
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In 1859, surrounded by the chaos of war, one man saw what others overlooked: humanity.
When Henry Dunant died on this day in 1910, he left behind more than a memory; he left a legacy of empathy that changed the world.
When Henry Dunant died on this day in 1910, he left behind more than a memory; he left a legacy of empathy that changed the world.
October 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In 1859, surrounded by the chaos of war, one man saw what others overlooked: humanity.
When Henry Dunant died on this day in 1910, he left behind more than a memory; he left a legacy of empathy that changed the world.
When Henry Dunant died on this day in 1910, he left behind more than a memory; he left a legacy of empathy that changed the world.
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❗The laws of war are clear: hospitals must be protected.
Healthcare workers must be able to do their jobs.
Not everyone can evacuate — patients in beds cannot just leave.
🏥❌ Hospitals, ambulances, patients, and healthcare staff are never targets.
Even wars have limits.
Healthcare workers must be able to do their jobs.
Not everyone can evacuate — patients in beds cannot just leave.
🏥❌ Hospitals, ambulances, patients, and healthcare staff are never targets.
Even wars have limits.
October 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
❗The laws of war are clear: hospitals must be protected.
Healthcare workers must be able to do their jobs.
Not everyone can evacuate — patients in beds cannot just leave.
🏥❌ Hospitals, ambulances, patients, and healthcare staff are never targets.
Even wars have limits.
Healthcare workers must be able to do their jobs.
Not everyone can evacuate — patients in beds cannot just leave.
🏥❌ Hospitals, ambulances, patients, and healthcare staff are never targets.
Even wars have limits.
Is this the picture they're not allowed to post on social media?
Trump assured us that our lovely White House would not be altered by the addition of his ballroom
Was he angered by magnitude of No Kings - or was it always his intention to demolish the WH. lIn any case, the day after No Kings, he began bulldozing the White House. Heartbreaking
Was he angered by magnitude of No Kings - or was it always his intention to demolish the WH. lIn any case, the day after No Kings, he began bulldozing the White House. Heartbreaking
October 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Is this the picture they're not allowed to post on social media?
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The Geneva Conventions are the backbone of international humanitarian law. They:
🔹 Protect those who are not or no longer fighting.
🔹 Save lives and reduce suffering.
Even in armed conflicts, humanity must prevail.
🔹 Protect those who are not or no longer fighting.
🔹 Save lives and reduce suffering.
Even in armed conflicts, humanity must prevail.
October 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The Geneva Conventions are the backbone of international humanitarian law. They:
🔹 Protect those who are not or no longer fighting.
🔹 Save lives and reduce suffering.
Even in armed conflicts, humanity must prevail.
🔹 Protect those who are not or no longer fighting.
🔹 Save lives and reduce suffering.
Even in armed conflicts, humanity must prevail.
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Celebrate with me. #IndigenousPeoplesDay 🪶✊🏾
October 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Celebrate with me. #IndigenousPeoplesDay 🪶✊🏾
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George Orwell’s Animal Crossing
October 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
George Orwell’s Animal Crossing
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A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures Generals & Admirals on what it takes to win.
Our most senior officers, summoned from around the world, are entrusted to manage complex military operations. They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Our most senior officers, summoned from around the world, are entrusted to manage complex military operations. They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win
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September 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures Generals & Admirals on what it takes to win.
Our most senior officers, summoned from around the world, are entrusted to manage complex military operations. They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Our most senior officers, summoned from around the world, are entrusted to manage complex military operations. They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
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🚨 MSF FORCED TO SUSPEND ACTIVITIES IN GAZA CITY 🚨
Our clinics are now encircled by Israeli forces.
There are continued airstrikes & tanks advancing closer & closer to our healthcare facilities.
This is an intolerable level of risk for our @msf.ca staff.
I am outraged, and you should be, too.
Our clinics are now encircled by Israeli forces.
There are continued airstrikes & tanks advancing closer & closer to our healthcare facilities.
This is an intolerable level of risk for our @msf.ca staff.
I am outraged, and you should be, too.
Palestine: MSF forced to suspend activities amid intensified Israeli offensive in Gaza City | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The relentless Israeli offensive in Gaza City has forced Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend essential medical activities in the area due to the rapidly deteriorating sec...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🚨 MSF FORCED TO SUSPEND ACTIVITIES IN GAZA CITY 🚨
Our clinics are now encircled by Israeli forces.
There are continued airstrikes & tanks advancing closer & closer to our healthcare facilities.
This is an intolerable level of risk for our @msf.ca staff.
I am outraged, and you should be, too.
Our clinics are now encircled by Israeli forces.
There are continued airstrikes & tanks advancing closer & closer to our healthcare facilities.
This is an intolerable level of risk for our @msf.ca staff.
I am outraged, and you should be, too.
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✍️ NEW OP-ED | Overlooked Crises Compete for Oxygen at the U.N. General Assembly
Other conflicts and humanitarian crises are likely to get significantly less attention then Gaza and Ukraine, writes @richardgowan1.bsky.social.
www.crisisgroup.org/global/overl...
Other conflicts and humanitarian crises are likely to get significantly less attention then Gaza and Ukraine, writes @richardgowan1.bsky.social.
www.crisisgroup.org/global/overl...
Overlooked Crises Compete for Oxygen at the U.N. General Assembly | International Crisis Group
www.crisisgroup.org
September 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
✍️ NEW OP-ED | Overlooked Crises Compete for Oxygen at the U.N. General Assembly
Other conflicts and humanitarian crises are likely to get significantly less attention then Gaza and Ukraine, writes @richardgowan1.bsky.social.
www.crisisgroup.org/global/overl...
Other conflicts and humanitarian crises are likely to get significantly less attention then Gaza and Ukraine, writes @richardgowan1.bsky.social.
www.crisisgroup.org/global/overl...
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Under the rules of war, parties to conflicts cannot use starvation of civilians as a method of warfare.
This includes depriving them of food, water, or other essentials needed to survive, even if it does not lead to death but causes suffering.
Even wars have limits. #IHL
This includes depriving them of food, water, or other essentials needed to survive, even if it does not lead to death but causes suffering.
Even wars have limits. #IHL
September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Under the rules of war, parties to conflicts cannot use starvation of civilians as a method of warfare.
This includes depriving them of food, water, or other essentials needed to survive, even if it does not lead to death but causes suffering.
Even wars have limits. #IHL
This includes depriving them of food, water, or other essentials needed to survive, even if it does not lead to death but causes suffering.
Even wars have limits. #IHL
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"Atrocities are committed in plain sight, signalling the unacceptable is becoming normalised."
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on the need for states to act on their commitment to the rules of war.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63324sUsgO
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on the need for states to act on their commitment to the rules of war.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63324sUsgO
September 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"Atrocities are committed in plain sight, signalling the unacceptable is becoming normalised."
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on the need for states to act on their commitment to the rules of war.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63324sUsgO
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on the need for states to act on their commitment to the rules of war.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63324sUsgO
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As AI becomes more integrated into military operations, the risks to civilians grow.
We call for clear limits: humans must remain in control of life-and-death decisions.
We call for clear limits: humans must remain in control of life-and-death decisions.
September 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
As AI becomes more integrated into military operations, the risks to civilians grow.
We call for clear limits: humans must remain in control of life-and-death decisions.
We call for clear limits: humans must remain in control of life-and-death decisions.
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Our human rights are not protected if our leaders fail to tackle and end the epidemic of gun violence and gun deaths.
September 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Our human rights are not protected if our leaders fail to tackle and end the epidemic of gun violence and gun deaths.
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A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts /AP
September 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts /AP
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Only 40 days have passed since Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were tragically killed by an unhinged Trump supporter, yet this story has largely faded from national awareness. We must not allow that to happen.
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Only 40 days have passed since Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were tragically killed by an unhinged Trump supporter, yet this story has largely faded from national awareness. We must not allow that to happen.
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Homes
Schools
Hospitals
Cultural monuments and places of worship
Water systems, power plants & agricultural infrastructure
These are civilian objects & must be respected and spared from hostilities. Parties to conflicts must take all feasible precautions to avoid harming them.
Schools
Hospitals
Cultural monuments and places of worship
Water systems, power plants & agricultural infrastructure
These are civilian objects & must be respected and spared from hostilities. Parties to conflicts must take all feasible precautions to avoid harming them.
September 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Homes
Schools
Hospitals
Cultural monuments and places of worship
Water systems, power plants & agricultural infrastructure
These are civilian objects & must be respected and spared from hostilities. Parties to conflicts must take all feasible precautions to avoid harming them.
Schools
Hospitals
Cultural monuments and places of worship
Water systems, power plants & agricultural infrastructure
These are civilian objects & must be respected and spared from hostilities. Parties to conflicts must take all feasible precautions to avoid harming them.
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The number one threat to the West is crony capitalism. Number two is Christian nationalism. Number three is low literacy (the USA is currently 128th in literacy). Shall I go on?
September 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The number one threat to the West is crony capitalism. Number two is Christian nationalism. Number three is low literacy (the USA is currently 128th in literacy). Shall I go on?